Carlos Soria, from Elbrus at 29 to Kilimanjaro at 70
3 Nov 20263 min read
Carlos Soria climbed Elbrus in 1968, at 29, and finished the 7 summits on Kilimanjaro in January 2010, at 70. Alongside them he took on the 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, with ten of his ascents up there coming after his 60th birthday. In 2025, at 86, he became the oldest person to climb one.